UH and HCC further ease the transfer process

March 9, 2009

HOUSTON, March 9, 2009 - The University of Houston and Houston
Community College have signed an agreement that aims to provide a
seamless curriculum transition for transfer students interested in
pursuing degrees in consumer science and merchandising at UH.

The agreement, forged in the fall, allows for HCC student who obtain
associate's degrees in applied science in one of 16 approved programs to
apply those course credits toward a bachelor's degree at the department
of human development and consumer science at UH's College of
Technology.

The college's dean, William Fitzgibbon, said the deal was struck with student success in mind.

"The agreement will ensure there is no loss of credits or duplication
of coursework," Fitzgibbon said. "The consumer science and
merchandising program offers studies in sales, management, marketing and
logistics - all of which will complement the curriculum of the HCC
programs."

HCC transfer and credentialing specialist Mark Tengler said the
articulation agreement simply put on paper what had been in place in
spirit for many years.

"UH has always been transfer-friendly, but the word doesn't always
get out. So, this agreement makes it official and really helps HCC
students feel confident about the transfer process," Tengler said.